[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 102 (Tuesday, June 18, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S3720]
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SA 713. Mr. CARDIN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1790, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2020 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle F of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1061. REPORT ON DEATHS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN
TRAINING.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a
report setting forth the results of a study, conducted by the
Secretary for purposes of the report, on recent deaths of
members of the Armed Forces in training. The report shall
include the following:
(1) A description of recent deaths of members of the Armed
Forces in training.
(2) An assessment whether trends are emerging in the
circumstances surrounding such deaths, and a description of
any such trends.
(3) A description and assessment of recent deaths and
injuries resulting from vehicle rollovers, and
recommendations for actions to prevent or minimize such
deaths and injuries.
(4) Such other matters as the Secretary considers
appropriate.
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